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| Global Score | |
| 79.2 | 77.8 |
| Basic Information | |
| Samsung | Xiaomi |
| -- | Android 11 |
| 2018-01-06 | 2022-03-15 |
| 5.87 x 2.78 x 0.33 inches | 6.01 x 2.75 x 0.32 inches |
| 6.07 ounces | 6.21 ounces |
| Black, Blue, Gold and Orchid grey | Blue, Grey and Purple |
| Aluminum and Glass (Corning Gorilla Glass 5) | Aluminum and Glass |
| Scratch-Resistant Glass | Scratch-Resistant Glass |
| Display / Screen | |
| 5.6 inches | 6.3 inches |
| 2220 x 1080 pixels | 2400 x 1080 pixels |
| Super AMOLED | AMOLED |
| 441 pixels per inch | 418 pixels per inch |
| -- | 1100 cd/m2 brightness |
| No touch screen | No touch screen |
| 8.3 | 8.9 |
| Performance | |
| Samsung Exynos 5 Octa 7885 chipset | Qualcomm Snapdragon 870 SM8250-AC (7 nm) chipset |
| ARM Cortex-A73 and ARM Cortex-A53, 64-bit, 14 nm (Octa-Core 2200 MHz) processor | processor |
| 4 GB RAM | 8 GB RAM |
| Mali-G71 GPU | Adreno 650 GPU |
| 9.18 | 6.21 |
| Storage | |
| 64 GB internal memory | 128 GB internal memory |
| microSDXC (up to 256 GB) external memory slot | No SD card slot |
| 10.78 | 10.1 |
| Camera | |
| 16.00 MP + 16.00 MP | 50.00 MP + 32.00 MP |
| f/1.70 aperture | f/1.90 aperture |
| -- | 50.00mm focal length |
| 1920 x 1080 (30 fps) (Full HD) video resolution | 7680 x 4320 (24 fps) video resolution |
| -- | 1920 x 1080 (960 fps) (Full HD) slow motion video |
| 9.24 | 11.88 |
| Networks | |
| Wi-Fi | Wi-Fi |
| Mobile Hotspot | Mobile Hotspot |
| LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA and HSUPA | 5G, 5G, LTE-A (4G), LTE (4G), HSPA+ (4G) and HSDPA |
| Nano SIM, Dual SIM | Nano SIM, Dual SIM |
| 6.3 | 10.6 |
| Battery Life | |
| 3000mAh Li - Polymer Battery | 4500mAh Battery |
| Non-Removable Battery | Non-Removable Battery |
| 4.96 | 6.32 |
| Other Features | |
| Bluetooth 5.0 | Bluetooth 5.1 |
| GPS | GPS |
| NFC | NFC |
| -- | Infra-red port |
| Fingerprint ID Scanner | Fingerprint ID Scanner |
| Accelerometer, Barometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor | Accelerometer, Compass, Gyroscope, Light Sensor and Proximity Sensor |
| FM Radio | -- |
Comparison review
Galaxy A8 (2018) is slightly better than Xiaomi 12X, getting a overall score of 79.2 against 77.8. Although Galaxy A8 (2018) is noticeably older and just a little thicker than the Xiaomi 12X, it's body is still a bit lighter. Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018) counts with a really superior hardware performance than Xiaomi 12X, although it has a smaller amount of RAM memory, they both have the same number of cores.
The Xiaomi 12X has a slightly better screen than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a little worse pixel amount per inch of display, it also counts with a bit higher 1080 x 2400px resolution and a little larger screen. Galaxy A8 (2018) has a little bit better storage to install applications and games than Xiaomi 12X, because although it has 0 less internal storage capacity, it also counts with a slot for external memory cards that allows a maximum of 256 GB.
Xiaomi 12X has a way better battery duration than Samsung Galaxy A8 (2018), because it has a 4500mAh battery size. The Xiaomi 12X features a way better camera than Galaxy A8 (2018), because although it has a tinier camera aperture which is not so good for low-light images and videos, it also counts with a back camera with a way higher 50 mega-pixels resolution and a lot better 7680x4320 video resolution.
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